Create a Wizard That generates a Custom PDF

[EricN8886]

I have a really specific question, that I had originally posted in the JS foru, but I now understand this can't be done in JS. I need to create a wizard where a user would answer a series of multiple choice questions, and based on the selections they choose, certain PDFs would be pulled into one custom PDF (based on their answers).

So, for example, if the user answers choice b on question 2 of the wizard, the wizard would pull PDF pages 1, 5, 7, and 8. When they submit their answers, it would pull all of the PDFs that are "tied" to the answers and spit out a custom PDF for them to download and/or print. The wizard will have stitched together this custom PDF in the background.

The PDF pages will already exist. I will create about 20-30 of them, and would like to "tie" each page to a certain answer.

I really hope this can be done with php. I also don't know anything beyond really basic HTML and some javascript.

[AndrewGSW]

This code looks good:

PHP Code:

$fileArray= array("name1.pdf","name2.pdf","name3.pdf","name4.pdf");

$datadir = "save_path/";
$outputName = $datadir."merged.pdf";

$cmd = "gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=$outputName ";
//Add each pdf file to the end of the command
foreach($fileArray as $file) {
    $cmd .= $file." ";
}
$result = shell_exec($cmd); 


but I cannot advise you beyond this. Someone else may have experience of doing this.

But if you have no experience with PHP then you will probably need to hire someone.

[EricN8886]

Thanks, AndrewGSW! I think I do understand this code - I am just having difficulty connecting it with the first part, which is to have the array actually be something that is defined by the user based on the answers to their questions. In the code you posted, I see that the array is static and defined - how can I have the array refer to their answers?